Face Hidden in multitude
In a moment of truth,
My soul cried out to the Beloved,
“O the Most Beautiful One,
Unveil Your Real Face to Your poor devotee,
As my sorrowful heart longs
for the Vision incomprehensible.”
SomeOne whispers in my heart at that instance:
“Look at the faces of multitude of men and women.
If, and only if you could penetrate through your vision
beyond what is projected in illusion,
beyond what is merely flesh and bones,
you could see My own Light in the souls of men and women.
you could see My Face wherever you turn.
I shaped them in My Own Image,
I breathed inside them My Own Spirit,
And I poured down My Supreme Soul
in the crucible of their hearts.
Behold! You can see 'My face beyond forms'
in and upon all the faces."
After a long pause i opened my eyes that was closed
to search inside,
Now with the same very eyes i looked outside.
And i looked at the face of this beautiful little girl,
Sitting across the other side of the isles in the plane,
Beholding still all the innocence of the cosmos on her face,
Still the light of the Supreme Soul shining through her eyes;
Looking at, searching -
Just then,
for a fraction of a millionth of a second
i was absorbed into something which pen can’t possibly record,
Nor the lips can utter;
And which other hearts fail to understand
unless it realize it within.
All praise be to the One: the Light Eternal.
(c) MysticSaint. // On plane travelling from Germany to Singapore.
uploaded from Doha, Qatar Int'l Airport.
Note:
+ Wherever you turn is the Face of God. (Quran).
+ The Kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father.
Recognize what is in your sight, and which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing which will not become manifest. (secret sayings of Jesus, from the Gospel of Thomas)
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It's very Beautiful , Ya Hagh.
A poem of Shah Nimatullah Wali(a persian sufi master in 1330-1431 A.D)
"Wave, sea and bubble, all three are one;
Though there appear to be many and few
in truth, there is but one. "
Salaam Sadiq, I hope you had a safe trip home and that you really enjoyed yourself.
I rally have missed your poetry, you havent written any for a long time. This one is so beautiful, really made me think.
Take care.
br. Sadiq,
salaams,
a truly enlightening hymn........
all praise be to the One!
peace and blessings
sf
Lovely...
Alhamdulillah, Brother, your lovely words echo in my heart with the ring of truth. In every direction, there is only One.
Ya Haqq!
thanks a lot my dear friends for ur kind words. its so nice to have undestanding souls around.
it gives a lot of sense to be alive when ppl do understand each other in the best of ways.
Beautiful, Sadiq. Thank you.
Are you familiar with the book "Sitting With Sufis: A Christian Experience of Learning Sufism"?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155725415X/sr=8-1/qid=1150561801/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0221178-7000609?%5Fencoding=UTF8
Dear Kevin,
thanks about the book.
no i haven't read it. did u? how was it?
Sadiq,
I haven't read it yet. I just saw it at the library this week. I'll get it in a few days and let you know.
where is the photo of the beautiful little girl?
You are a great poet beside all the other things!
Dear Maryam,
I couldnt take a photo of that beautiful girl. But i took a picture of her younger sister. Can share with u later.
thanks for ur kind words and comments
Salaams br. Sadiq,
Exceptionally beautiful!!!
love to read it everytime i visit ur blog......
Jazaak Allah Khair
sf
You wrote:
After a long pause i opened my eyes that was closed
to search inside,
Now with the same very eyes i looked outside.
And i looked at the face of this beautiful little girl,
Sitting across the other side of the isles in the plane,
Beholding still all the innocence of the cosmos on her face,
Still the light of the Supreme Soul shining through her eyes;
Looking at, searching -
Just then,
for a fraction of a millionth of a second
i was absorbed into something which pen can’t possibly record,
Nor the lips can utter;
And which other hearts fail to understand
unless it realize it within.
This is EXACTLY my experience. That I see things that are fully illumined and become the face of God--the shimmering light, and I know that no one else could possibly understand my vision, unless they had this eye to see (perhaps the Third Eye...or as Paramahansa Yogananda calls it, "the Christ Consciousnes Center".)
I am so very HAPPY in my heart that our paths have crossed. And, as you have said, it is no mistake.
I was, as I mentioned earlier, wanting to shut off my mysticism from the rest of the world, that is, stop trying to share my vision because no one understands. Now, I have received the message (just ONE DAY LATER!!!) that it is SO important for me to share this light of God within on my blog, and perhaps, elsewhere.
I thank you for emailing me. And for sharing this illumined poem. I do shed tears of joy for our Oneness. I thank you for helping me...teaching me that the tears should not be shed in loneliness, but can be shared with others...there are other mystics willing to share our Oneness. Oh, Sadiq, you have made me so happy in contacting me!!
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